05 F250 SD SC 5.4L 3V 2wd 147,950 miles. Anybody here that's tackled this Job? I've got a small leak coming from the oil filter cooler adapter to the motor block. Got the felpro gasket and thought I'd change it while doing an oil change.
**Wrong** Problem is the adapter is partially behind the drivers side motor mount and several of the mount bolts seem to double as adapter fasteners.

Good old Ford engineering- Short of pulling drivers side mount, loosening pass. side mount and raising motor enough to get proper clearance to remove cooler/adapter is there a better way or any other way? Thanks in advance!

 

Well got my oil leak fixed. Heres some pix of the culpret

This is the oil cooler adapter, runs along the drivers side of the 5.4L 3v. The gasketed area directly below the lower radiator hose inlet is the area that develops the leak, then smears down the side of the block as the oil seeps. Leak culminated around the filter and filter adapter so I had originally thought it to be cooler or filter related. It will also wet the front lower portion of the timing cover and cover the power steering pump.
Note how wet the block is below the mating surface.

Old and new gasket pic. Large hole is the coolant passage and the two identical smaller ones are oil flow. In my case, the failed gasket was allowing oil to seep out the bottom of the gasket. I suppose however you could get some cross contamination if the gasket failed allowing oil into the coolant passage. $12.00 gasket and about 7 hours of my time to R&R the thing. Motor mount bolts through cooler/filter adapter and cross member prevents direct access to the four 10mm bolts that secure it to the block in the front. I replaced the lower radiator hose while I was in it and got it buttoned back up in time for dinner. PITA job, but no more leaks. Hope this helps if you've got one seeping oil along the left side and can't figure out exactly where it's coming from.

 

Superb follow-up to your own post PS64---thanks!

I've not yet encountered this on three E250's with the 5.4 2 valve motors but that's not saying it will never happen.


I'd rep ya if I could but seem to have already sent ya some!

 

Hey JWA, Glad you liked it! Hope it helps folks on the forum. Was my first attempt at adding pictures to my posts.

I really like the 2V's, my 01 F250 has 260,000 on it and never a problem with it. It's spit 2 plugs out of the heads, one each bank, that I helicoiled but heck that didn't take much work. I think that's the best ford engine I've owned, still gets the job done!

You runnin 3 E250's, must be business owner, Is that correct? Anyway Thank you for the kind words and your help on my other posts.

 

PS I do own my own business however its just me, one truck---at least at a time!

First newer style E250 was a beat-to-death '97 with peeling paint---drove it two years trouble free--well worth the $1200 spent. Sold it for $1300 with numerous improvements to a guy who needed something to haul dirt bikes. 5.4 motor.

Replaced it with a '00 with salvage title, 203K miles on the clock when new-to-me---damage was nothing more than bolt-on parts. Currently sits idle with 275K miles, all trouble free, numerous mechanical improvements including all new brakes, front coil springs, Michelin LTX 245's, four new Moog ball joints, Bllstein shocks all 'round and various urethane replacement bushings. Oh, all new A/C system too!

Now running an '03 with 165K miles when "new", trouble free apart from one failed COP---#2 cylinder so very easy to swap out.

My experience so far with the Ford van's and the 5.4 motor/4R70W transmission as drive trains has been good, I don't regret a single purchase so far. When the '03 needs to be retired I'll upgrade to a '01 or '11--they'll be nothing more than "older" used vans by that time!

 

Pswann64...

the pictures in your how to post are no longer working.

Any chance you could repost them, please?

i have this same leak on my 6.8

the task looks daunting and dirty.

 

Jake, I don't have the photo's readily at hand but I'll' dig around and see if I can find them for you. Did that about 5 years back if memory serves. Not a complex job as I recall it, just a pita due to the motor mount being in the way.

 

You can thank the greed over at photobucket for that. A couple of years back they nixed hotlinking unless you buy a $400/year subscription.

 

alloro, that sounds about right. Laughed when I saw your text, seems to be a lot of that going on in the world as of late- Greed.

 

I got stung by PhotoBucket the first year they started their paid subscription thing---lost a lot of photo links already posted here on FTE. I eventually found Imgur and for the past 3 years has been great. I'm pleasantly how quickly their support staff replies even to the freeloaders like myself. If they ever need a small contribution or donation I'd not hesitate to chip in. Imgur Photo Hosting

 

Jake, I found that series of 6 photos on an old drive I have. I'm no technology guru with respect to reposting but I'll happily share them with you via email. You can ping me at patrickswann64@hotmail.com and I'll send them you way. Thanks,
Pat